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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (15 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277, 279 and 280 together. As the Deputies will be aware, I have recently announced my intention for the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) of my Department to cease its reliance on temporary emergency accommodation for International Protection applicants by the end of this year; and moving residents to own door accommodation wherever...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (15 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth's offices are located as follows: - 2nd and 3rd floors, Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50 - 58 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2; and - 2nd and 3rd floors, Montague Court, 7 - 11 Montague Street, Dublin 2. The number of staff by location and function in each office of my Department is set our below. Note that the staffing numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (15 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The response to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a cross Departmental and multi-agency issue with overall policy coordinated by the Department of Justice. Separately, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has responsibility in terms of capital provision for the development of new refuges. The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (15 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter for the Adoption Authority of Ireland, I have referred the matter to them for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Prison Service (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: All young people under the age of 18 detained on remand or sentenced to a period of detention by the Courts are detained in Oberstown Children Detention Campus. The operational costs for the ongoing running of Oberstown (excluding pension and capital costs) in 2020 was €21.18 million. The Certificate applicable in 2020 and issued by the Minister under Sections 195 and 196 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The National Childcare Scheme represents the first ever statutory entitlement to early learning and childcare in Ireland, and has streamlined the multiple targeted support schemes previously available. In replacing the legacy schemes, the NCS entails a fundamental shift away from subsidies grounded in medical card and social protection entitlements, and towards a comprehensive and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reports (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1191 and 1192 together. I wish to confirm to the Deputy that, in 2020 and to date in 2021, a total of 259 programme refugees  have been resettled to Ireland. Due to Covid-19, the number of refugees resettled globally in 2020 was the lowest in two decades. An Irish selection mission in Lebanon in March was interrupted due to the pandemic, and there were no...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1193 and 1194 together. I wish to confirm the following to the Deputy in relation to the operation of Community Sponsorship Ireland since its establishment: The Irish State launched a pilot Community Sponsorship Ireland model in December 2018 as an alternative way to resettle refugees in Ireland. Following this successful pilot, the Irish Government launched...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: First 5, the whole-of-Government strategy for babies, young children and their families, commits to at least doubling investment in ELC and SAC on 2018 levels in the decade to 2028. A key vehicle to ensure that such significant additional investment delivers for children, families and the State will be a new funding model. The new funding model will be the framework for additional...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the subject matter of the Deputy's question relates to an operational matter, I have referred the matter to the Adoption Authority for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that the number of refugees resettled to Ireland annually since January 2015, and the number who were under 18 years of age at the time of resettlement are as follows: 2015: 163 arrivals of whom 90 were under 18 years of age; 2016: 596 arrivals of whom 297 were under 18 years of age; 2017: 788 arrivals of whom 382 were under 18 years of age; 2018: 608 arrivals...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Employment Support Services (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Under the Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019, and subsequent amendments made under the Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021, working parents are entitled to five weeks of paid parent's leave for each relevant parent, as defined in the legislation, to be taken in the first two years after the birth or adoptive placement of a child. The definition of relevant parent under...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The response to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a cross Departmental and multi-agency issue, with overall policy coordinated by the Department of Justice. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of DSGBV. Capital funding for approved housing bodies, including services that provide refuge accommodation, is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I understand the Deputy's question is in reference to the operations of Family Resource Centres (FRC). Tusla, the Child and Family Agency administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme. Tusla provides core funding to 121 FRCs in marginalised communities throughout the country, which enables centres to leverage broader community support and access funding from...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The ECCE programme runs for 38 weeks each programme year. The standard capitation rate paid to providers is €69 per child, per week, and the higher capitation rate paid is €80.25 per child, per week. The programme currently provides 15 hours of free early learning and care per week. €289.3m has been allocated to ECCE in 2021.  The following table shows the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The introduction of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) was a landmark moment for making high quality childcare more affordable and accessible to families in Ireland. The objectives of the NCS are to improve outcomes for children, reduce poverty, have a positive impact on gender equality in relation to labour market participation, tangibly reduce the cost of childcare for thousands of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1204 and 1216 together. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has recommended the use of play-pods in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) services as an alternative to social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of ‘play-pods’ is to limit the number of people a child has contact with,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1205 and 1218 together. While a range of views have been expressed in reaction to the Commission of Investigation's Final Report, it is important to emphasise that the Commission was entirely independent in the performance of its functions and this independence was guaranteed in law. It was a matter for the Commission alone to reach whatever...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (27 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you Deputy for your question. The implementation of A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service is in its early stages, and much of the progress to date has focused on development of the high-level implementation plan. The Implementation Team for the transition to the new International Protection Support Service is...